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Post by back2blk on Sept 25, 2021 9:50:45 GMT -5
CIC(JU) is okay. For album listens cute, but I don't see myself seeking it out as of now. What I am very unhappy about are the lyrics. She has been putting a lot of emphasis on the songwriting process and then gives us a Heartbeat Song quality song. After all these years I expected MD-quality lyrics even from this project, but let's see about the rest before I manifest my opinion. ...but, the lyrics are sort of the only notable thing about it? Other than it being cute and my enjoying it, as I say - but the lyrics are by far the feistiest and most playful than she's had in a long time. Some great call backs, and word play. Even the title harks back to her more memorable or cheeky, like Since U Been Gone/Behind These Hazel Eyes/Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You). The lyrics to Christmas Isn't Cancelled (Just You) are confessional, while also being playful, and threading the needle of being empowering/serving as a reclamation whilst even being jolly. Furthermore, you've said this as new lyrics have emerged, giving further signs of Kelly's pen of old making a return. "What I got you for Christmas is losing me, Merry Christmas baby"/"...and lies, and you can keep your wandering hands and eyes, so have a Merry Christmas - hope it's half as cold as you"? These are honest, cutting lyrics of precisely the type your wistfully pining for. - Bon Jovi's Please Come Home for Christmas Catherine McPhee's Not Christmas Without You Kacey Musgraves' Christmas Makes Me Cry Kacey Musgraves' Present Without a Bow Fantasia's The Snow is Falling (though she doesn't directly sing about a breakup) Sia's Snowman Jojo's Wishlist Nova Miller’s Red Dress Alessia Cara’s Make it to Christmas Catherine identifies as Katharine. Simple typo. Have you heard the song? It’s a great breakup song.
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Post by mamaloveme on Sept 25, 2021 10:39:26 GMT -5
since Katharine become "Karen" 4ever, no one care about her anymore
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Post by irvine22 on Sept 25, 2021 10:41:28 GMT -5
I actually like this a lot! The uh woah uh woah hook is so good and lyrics are pretty impressive. The bit about not needing anything underneath her tree yasss KellyVerse
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jessayli
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Post by jessayli on Sept 25, 2021 18:09:39 GMT -5
Excited to hear that Merry Christmas Baby is also an original song. That’s 7 original songs on the standard album, and 9 on the deluxe. Truly the new queen of Christmas.
With lyrics to Merry Christmas Baby seeming to include “you can keep your wandering hands and eyes,” it looks like Kelly is revealing that Brandon did indeed cheat. 😞 My heart goes out to her.
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Post by musicfan134 on Sept 25, 2021 18:16:21 GMT -5
So given the lyrics that we know about, plus hearing Christmas Isn't Canceled, I find it extremely hard to believe Brandon "okayed" this project being released. Therefore, can we assume that he won't be delaying the release of her next regular album and we can expect it sometime early next year?
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Post by bigb0882 on Sept 25, 2021 18:37:54 GMT -5
So given the lyrics that we know about, plus hearing Christmas Isn't Canceled, I find it extremely hard to believe Brandon "okayed" this project being released. Therefore, can we assume that he won't be delaying the release of her next regular album and we can expect it sometime early next year? That’s a good point. It doesn’t appear he is able to stop her from releasing any music at this point. Maybe he could if she was so specific that she mentioned him by name but she wouldn’t do that on a song, anyway.
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Post by Ryan on Sept 27, 2021 8:32:29 GMT -5
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Post by QAF on Sept 27, 2021 9:47:29 GMT -5
I didn't think Kelly was going to be able to pull off that cover but damn; she did.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 21:09:39 GMT -5
I didn't think Kelly was going to be able to pull off that cover but damn; she did. I love watching her covers she takes chances on music styles that she maybe wont on her studio albums. There a good vocalists and then there is a small handful of great vocalists who are just god given vocalists and they always are versatile and can sing anything. She is one of them
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Post by dbhmr on Sept 27, 2021 23:08:29 GMT -5
Meant to post earlier but I'm really glad "Merry Christmas Baby" is an original and not the presumed cover of the song I couldn't last 45 seconds in listening to.
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Post by Mike on Sept 28, 2021 8:39:19 GMT -5
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neally
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Post by neally on Sept 28, 2021 10:46:45 GMT -5
Love this song- Interesting that she’s barefoot and walking around with her microphone to the band as if she were in concert. I also noticed that some of the songs this season are longer than the usual 1:50 Kellyokes. I’m here for it !
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Post by Ryan on Sept 28, 2021 11:57:11 GMT -5
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Post by Ryan on Sept 29, 2021 8:09:40 GMT -5
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Post by QAF on Sept 29, 2021 9:55:03 GMT -5
I want an album full of songs like that from Kelly.
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back2blk
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Post by back2blk on Sept 29, 2021 10:18:53 GMT -5
River is so beautiful! I like Kelly's take on it.
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Post by bb on Sept 30, 2021 8:53:50 GMT -5
Someone check on Brandon bc Mama just.... she ate this up
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Post by mrossp24 on Sept 30, 2021 9:16:24 GMT -5
I need her to sing Happier Than Ever on tour and mash it up with BTHE. Would be epic.
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Post by QAF on Sept 30, 2021 9:56:47 GMT -5
Holy shit!
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Post by nightshade on Sept 30, 2021 12:17:31 GMT -5
Someone check on Brandon bc Mama just.... she ate this up Yeah. She fucking killed it. No surprise but damn you know she was feeling every word. I need a full version or for it to potentially be covered on tour.
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jessayli
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Post by jessayli on Sept 30, 2021 12:26:39 GMT -5
Both today and yesterday’s covers were amazing. These just make me more excited - and hopeful - for the prospect of some emotional and heartbreaking songs on her Christmas album. I’m loving Christmas Isn’t Cancelled, which I can only imagine is one of the more upbeat and fun originals we’ll be getting on the album - which makes sense as a single. Fun/uplifting/funny probably plays better on radio and in shopping malls than a darker track for the holidays. But I’m ready for some dark Christmas tunes. Got my eye on “Glow” with Chris Stapleton.
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Post by circadian on Sept 30, 2021 13:06:54 GMT -5
Fuck, that HTE cover is amazing. I need the uncensored version.
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Post by ampersand on Sept 30, 2021 13:14:52 GMT -5
Someone check on Brandon bc Mama just.... she ate this up Giving me My December vibes. Love this cover, and those tweaks to the lyrics tell us a lot. 👀
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Post by countrymancarriefan on Sept 30, 2021 16:26:54 GMT -5
Damn. That was amazing!
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Post by QAF on Sept 30, 2021 17:14:45 GMT -5
So for an old man like me, “she ate that” was derived from????
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Post by bigb0882 on Sept 30, 2021 19:15:15 GMT -5
Holy f*ck! That was like an incredible Kelly meets Billie Eilish meets Muse combo. I would love for her to record that as a cover on her next original album.
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Post by SHOOTER on Oct 1, 2021 3:21:39 GMT -5
iNEED a full-length cover of that in my life! She ate and left no crumbs! (i.e. she killed it)
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Oct 1, 2021 6:49:12 GMT -5
Fucking wow at HTE. I already love the song and am now just pissed its not Kelly’s. THAT is what I’m hoping for on the next studio album. That sound fits her like a glove and that raw emotion takes it to another level. Wish we could get a recorded version of it.
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Post by bb on Oct 1, 2021 8:07:09 GMT -5
Every few weeks Kelly delivers a performance on her show that is just *chef's kiss* such an undeniable vocal masterpiece. Loving her vocal maturity especially on this one:
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neally
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Post by neally on Oct 1, 2021 8:13:51 GMT -5
Again I’m loving the extra 15 seconds on most of her covers as they are now hitting two minutes and eight seconds. She’s stepped it up this season with yet another 10 out of 10 masterclass performance on a Whitney Houston song of all artists.
Not to be a broken record, she is the best mainstream vocalist in the business - she has it all: tone, soul, control, power, range, chest/head voice precision, and oh that versatility as the only vocal chameleon. Legendary !
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